Bandage.



PATENTBD MAR. 2o, 1906. V. E. HARDEB.

B-ANDAGE. APPLICATION FILED vMAY 9; 1906.

Streuung unrTEn sTATEs PATENT oEEroE.

VIRGINIA E. vHARDEE, OF'BEAUMONT, TEXAS.

' BAN DAGE. l

[o all whom it Wray concern.-

Beit known that LVIRGINIA E. HAEDEE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Beaumont, in the county of Jefferson and State of Texas,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Bandages; and I dodeclare `the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same. l

My invention relates to improvementsin bandages for preventing andreducing double chins upon stout or portly persons.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive, andefficient bandage of rubber or other elastic material, which may besecured beneath al persons chin to support the flesh and prevent calleda f double chin. r

The above and other objects, which will appear as the nature of myinvention is better what is commonly understood, areacco'mplishedbymeans of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure lis a view showing the application of the invention. ofthe bandage, and Figs; 3 and 4 are views showing the manner in which theedge of the bandage is reinforced and the connection of theattaching-strings.

Referring to the drawings by numeral, 1 denotes my improved bandage,which is made of elastic material, such as rubber, and which is shapedto iit the chin and the front part of the neck of a person. The bandageis preferably constructed of very thin elastic rubber, and its edge isreinforced by a strip 2 of rubberor other material, so that the bandage'will retain its shape.

The bandage is adapted to be held in position upon a persons chin,

preferably during the night orfwhile asleep, by means of one or moreattaching strings or ties 3,.which may be'passed around the neck andover the top ofthe head, as clearly shown Each of the at- SpeccatonofLetters Patent. Application led May 9, 1905. Serial No. 259,516.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view Patented Marchv 2o, 1906.

.have one of their ends secured to the bandage,

as shownin Fig. 4 of the drawings. This connection consists in sewing orotherwise securing one end of the string to a tab 5, which is cementedor otherwise secured to the rubber bandage beneath the reinforcing-strip2.

`The construction, use, and advantages of the bandage will be readilyunderstood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings. It will be seen that the dev-ice may be worn overnightv or while one is asleepwith little or no inconvenience andl thatitwill support the esh beneath the chin, so as to' prevent it fromdropping or hanging down.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without` departing from the principle orsacriiicing any of thev advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claimas new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isy The herein-described appli ance forpreventing the formation of a double chin and consisting of a piece ofelastic material 1, shaped to iit the chin and the front portionV of theneck of the wearer, a reinforcing strip or binding 2 secured around theouter edge of the appliance, tabs 5 secured at the opposite rear andupper edges of the same, head-strings secured to the tabs 5 and binding2 at the upper edge of' the appliance, and neck-strings secured to thetabs 5 and binding 2 at the opposite rear edges of the same, the pieceof elastic material being normally of the shape of anormal chin andneck, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence ofl twolsubscribing witnesses. o

Witnesses CARL XANDER, GEORGE CHILTON.

